COMMENTARY: Far from arbitrary punishments, the plagues of Egypt are presented in Exodus as divine signs meant to call ...
The Ten Plagues Then, Now, and at the End of the World provides a history of the interpretations of each of the 10 plagues in ...
When the Passover holiday begins — on the evening of April 8 in 2020 — Jewish people around the world will celebrate by retelling the biblical story of the Exodus from Egypt — including the 10 plagues ...
Along with Jews the world over, I’m preparing to celebrate the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery, as recounted primarily in the biblical book of Exodus. Usually, the coming of ...
Holy Moses, what a season we’re having! It seems that we’re living through events of biblical proportions, some of them straight out of the pages of Exodus. In case you’re not familiar with the early ...
Passover has always been the most political of Jewish holidays because its very rules require a retelling — and a reinterpretation — of the Bible story of how Moses freed the Jews from bondage in ...
(RNS) — It never fails to happen. At every Seder that I have led or attended for the past several decades, when we get to the Ten Plagues, someone offers his or her own list of modern plagues. It ...
Joseph and Moses live different lives at different times with different leadership styles. But one thing is exactly the same: a shared passion for a vibrant Jewish future.